Members mosiddiqi Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Haven't done one of these in ages..thought it might be fun. This is only about a minute long, and is good practice for your mixolydian licks. Here's the BT: http://www.box.net/shared/sqiyiuxgt2 ..and here's my rather sloppy take done last night to get us going...I kept it as I like some of it. Don't be shy!.. I always learn things from all the takes we get in these jam threads. Critiques welcome!..that's how we get better. http://www.box.net/shared/no78cdekxl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreenAsJade Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 I had a try just now, which was fun. A good thing for beginners about this track is that it is _great_ for learning the notes on the fretboard. Since every note you're going to be playing (if you follow Mo's advice of G mixo) is going to be a natural note, you darn well should be able to call them as you play them. Unfortunately, all I came up with was noodling, so I've put it aside for a while. I didn't listen to yours yet Mo... GaJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mosiddiqi Posted September 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Cool, GaJ..yep, I stuck to G Mixo (G A B C D E F) for the whole thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff1979 Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Haven't done one of these in ages..thought it might be fun. This is only about a minute long, and is good practice for your mixolydian licks. Here's the BT: http://www.box.net/shared/sqiyiuxgt2 ..and here's my rather sloppy take done last night to get us going...I kept it as I like some of it. Don't be shy!.. I always learn things from all the takes we get in these jam threads. http://www.box.net/shared/no78cdekxl Sloopy?! far from it, very Steve Vai if i do say so!! This is gonna sound dumb, but how do you guys record on your PC? id love to do it but i dont have any gear too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mosiddiqi Posted September 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Sloopy?! far from it, very Steve Vai if i do say so!! This is gonna sound dumb, but how do you guys record on your PC? id love to do it but i dont have any gear too... Thanks Jeff! I use a Pod XT straight into the "Line in" on my PC..and I use Reaper recording software which is "free" *cough* Any kind of line level device to connect your guitar to your PC will do..if your amp has a "headphone out" or "Line out" that'll do the job too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff1979 Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Thanks Jeff! I use a Pod XT straight into the "Line in" on my PC..and I use Reaper recording software which is "free" *cough* Any kind of line level device to connect your guitar to your PC will do..if your amp has a "headphone out" or "Line out" that'll do the job too. Cool, i shall look into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeremy_green Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Awesome as usual. Mo I love your second half of this take. It sounds like you just start relaxing into the groove and your playing came alive... then it ends : ( The first part is cool but it seems a hair unsettled to me... you sound a little bit tentative. I am being SUPER picky dude because it sounds pretty damn great all said. That is part of the problem with Backing Track jams (especially short ones). There is a pressure to get right to it, so they are a little unnatural. In a normal playing situation you have had 2/3 of the song to get into the groove. Great job man! I will see if I can make time to do a take. These are always fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mosiddiqi Posted September 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Awesome as usual. Mo I love your second half of this take. It sounds like you just start relaxing into the groove and your playing came alive... then it ends : ( The first part is cool but it seems a hair unsettled to me... you sound a little bit tentative. I am being SUPER picky dude because it sounds pretty damn great all said. That is part of the problem with Backing Track jams (especially short ones). There is a pressure to get right to it, so they are a little unnatural. In a normal playing situation you have had 2/3 of the song to get into the groove. Great job man! I will see if I can make time to do a take. These are always fun. Thank you Jeremy!..yes, listening back I'd agree that I sound a bit tentative on the first part...I heard each phrase about a half second too late! ..which always makes me tense up in the execution. I don't have much patience with takes and was just trying to get something out quickly. About halfway..I started hearing it properly, giving myself time to actually play...which is a great lesson learned right there in fact. I might give it another go later on. Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Floortom Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Sloopy?! far from it, very Steve Vai if i do say so!! Interesting...as I was listening to it I was thinking that it was very Vai-like too. Really liked the Vibrato and the quick phrases balanced with space. Great job Mo:thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeremy_green Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 OK Mo. Had a few moments before my jam tonight so I ripped this guy out. Dont love it, dont hate it it just is! : ) http://www.box.net/shared/sj6bp3fgi0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigboy78 Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 Not much participation here, I'll have a crack at it tonight. These jams are the only chance I get to have honest-ish (you guys are usually too kind) critiques of my playing. Jeff, i've got an imac and my recording will be straight from my strat to the line-in on my computer and recorded in garageband. I highly recommend buying a mac if you can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreenAsJade Posted September 27, 2010 Members Share Posted September 27, 2010 OK Mo. Had a few moments before my jam tonight so I ripped this guy out. Dont love it, dont hate it it just is! : ) http://www.box.net/shared/sj6bp3fgi0 Dang, you guys make me so jealous ... I wanna be able to do that!!! I reckon the same feedback you gave Mo applies to this one too, hope you don't mind me saying. You hit your stride coming to the bridge. I loved the opening lick too, but then the phrases after that sounded like they were looking for what to say rather than saying something. My own initial efforts were like that (minus the excellent opening lick, and at half the rate of notes ). It seems really hard to find something to say over this laid back chord progression... GaJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Me:wave: as usual I will try to have one in a few days. Cool Mo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeremy_green Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Dang, you guys make me so jealous ... I wanna be able to do that!!! I reckon the same feedback you gave Mo applies to this one too, hope you don't mind me saying. You hit your stride coming to the bridge. I loved the opening lick too, but then the phrases after that sounded like they were looking for what to say rather than saying something. My own initial efforts were like that (minus the excellent opening lick, and at half the rate of notes ). It seems really hard to find something to say over this laid back chord progression... GaJ No of course never mind you saying man! I always feel it takes a bit to settle into the groove before it starts relaxing. In a normal soloing situation with a band there is a natural buildup that gets you mentally ready and into the song by the time the solo section hits. There is also a natural interaction that takes place with the other players that is missing as well. It always feels a bit clinical to me. But I should be able to hang with it so it's good practice and why i try to always participate in these. Stuff like this gives you a real appreciation for how great the session players like Steve Lukather are at just sitting in there and peeling out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 I really need to figure out a way to record better. The freaking latency on this Reaper software is killing me. Plus I have a Zoom effect pedal from 1993 which sucks. And I've been drinking for a few hours, which isn't helping. Regardless, here's my half-assed take. http://www.box.net/shared/cbg7lyc3nz Now I'll go listen to Mo and Jeremy's takes, which I'm sure make me look like a jamook. Enjoy EDIT: Oh and there's like 7 seconds of silence at the beginning. Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Use your time shift tool trick! Just zoom way in where a sec. is about 1or2 inches and slide it back a touch. You will get the hang of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Haven't done one of these in ages..thought it might be fun. This is only about a minute long, and is good practice for your mixolydian licks. Here's the BT: http://www.box.net/shared/sqiyiuxgt2 ..and here's my rather sloppy take done last night to get us going...I kept it as I like some of it. Don't be shy!.. I always learn things from all the takes we get in these jam threads. Critiques welcome!..that's how we get better. http://www.box.net/shared/no78cdekxl Dude I really like the bendy stuff you did after the first break. Really cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 OK Mo. Had a few moments before my jam tonight so I ripped this guy out. Dont love it, dont hate it it just is! : ) http://www.box.net/shared/sj6bp3fgi0 Yeah, you and Mo kept it more major sounding (hence the mixolydian title) To me it sounded like a blues track, so that's how I approached it (then again, that's how I approach everything ). Your take has a few lines that I really like. These are fun though. I need to take a few hours and figure out the recording part... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeremy_green Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Thanks Jay, I went back and forth between the minor thing and the mixo thing. For the hell of it I took another swing to see what came out. Funny how they can be quite different but the same at the same time! http://www.box.net/shared/ztf0ah03k2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TrickyBoy Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Jeremy, Personally, I like take 2 better. I love that line into the break in the middle I might just have to steal that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jasco Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Sounds great guys. I wish I had time to participate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jonfinn Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm gonna try to put my own version up within a week or two. Meanwhile, I've been messing around a little with putting together jam tracks of my own. Here's one I did a couple weeks ago. If you guys like it, post away! would love to hear them! Thanks! -Jon C Minor Descending Line BT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mosiddiqi Posted September 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Jeremy Take 1: Love the opening lick and the screaming blues lick at the break...very cool overall. Sort of like the same thing I had in mind for my take. Jeremy Take 2: ..killed!..chock full of cool lines (which I'm stealing, but I've told you I'm stealing them, so that's ok right? ) the ascending thing in the middle is tasty!..love the phrasing too. Jason: Bluesman!..I really like the second half in particular where you've settled in (this is becoming a theme )..well in the groove and nice and dirty sounding. Oh, Jason, download the ASIO4ALL drivers (free)...that'll sort out your latency problems with Reaper. Worked a treat for me!. Try here: http://www.asio4all.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mosiddiqi Posted September 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 I'm gonna try to put my own version up within a week or two. Meanwhile, I've been messing around a little with putting together jam tracks of my own. Here's one I did a couple weeks ago. If you guys like it, post away! would love to hear them! Thanks! -JonC Minor Descending Line BT That's a cool BT Jon!..I'll have a go in the next day or so.. and thanks for the comments all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jeremy_green Posted September 28, 2010 Members Share Posted September 28, 2010 Jeremy Take 1: Love the opening lick and the screaming blues lick at the break...very cool overall. Sort of like the same thing I had in mind for my take. Jeremy Take 2: ..killed!..chock full of cool lines (which I'm stealing, but I've told you I'm stealing them, so that's ok right? ) the ascending thing in the middle is tasty!..love the phrasing too. Jason: Bluesman!..I really like the second half in particular where you've settled in (this is becoming a theme )..well in the groove and nice and dirty sounding. Oh, Jason, download the ASIO4ALL drivers (free)...that'll sort out your latency problems with Reaper. Worked a treat for me!. Try here: http://www.asio4all.com/ Thanks Mo! Your opinion is always valued by me. Steal away man I can only ever take partial ownership of them anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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